Planning application
12 Wells Road, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 3AP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of all floors of the property excluding the basement as a 7-person, 7-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui generis use) (Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use).
As published by the council, reference 25/04374/CLEU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04374/CLEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) 191
- Status
- Lawful
- Decision
- Granted As published: LAWFUL
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Widcombe And Lyncombe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BA2 3AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: LAWFUL
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 16 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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